Indonesia vs Vanuatu
Indonesia is 156 times larger than Vanuatu. Vanuatu would fit into Indonesia about 156 times.
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Indonesia is 156× the area of Vanuatu.
| Indonesia | Vanuatu | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,904,570 km² | 12,190 km² |
| Population | 285,721,236 | 335,169 |
| Density | 150 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Jakarta | Port-Vila |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Indonesia sits at about 2°S and is stretched to 1.0× its true area; Vanuatu at 16° S is stretched to 1.08×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Indonesia bigger than Vanuatu?
- Yes. Indonesia is 156 times larger than Vanuatu. Indonesia covers 1,904,570 km² and Vanuatu covers 12,190 km².
- How many times does Vanuatu fit into Indonesia?
- About 156 times: Indonesia has 156× the area of Vanuatu.
- Why do Indonesia and Vanuatu look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Indonesia is drawn about 1.0× its true area there and Vanuatu about 1.08×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Indonesia or Vanuatu?
- Indonesia: 285,721,236 people against 335,169. Density: Indonesia 150 per km², Vanuatu 27 per km².